onlap

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(onlap′, ôn-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
on•lap  (onlap′, ôn-),USA pronunciation n. [Geol.]
  1. Geologythe advance of a sea beyond its former shore.
  2. Geologythe layer or layers of sedimentary rock formed on a sea floor as a result of this advance. Cf. offlap. 
  • on + lap3 1945–50


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